Kourou, French Guiana

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Saturday 30 May 2026

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:53 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:40 PM

6:40 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:10 PM Golden hour
6:40 PM Sunset
7:02 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Flower Moon

Micromoon, blue moon - rises 6:12 PM in the ESE

6:12 PM – 6:14 AM

ESE WSW
6:12 PM Moonrise
6:30 PM 4°
12:13 AM Highest, 58°
5:56 AM 4°
6:14 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
6:12 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
5:45 AM
Distance
251,983 mi - micromoon, blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:53 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 5:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:10 PM–6:40 PM
  • Moonrise 6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:40 PM–7:02 PM
  • Evening best color 6:56 PM
  • Fully dark 7:55 PM–5:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:49 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 86 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:50 AM International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 34 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:03 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:47 PM to 9:57 PM with no moon, 36° above the southwestern horizon - 6 nights 8 Oct to 13 Oct
Mon 12 Oct 2026 7:47 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

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